Perth Scorchers vs Hobart Hurricanes, Match 4

It has been an action packed double header in the Big Bash and we enjoyed bringing you every bit of it. Do join us on Tuesday when Brisbane Heat take on the Melbourne Stars at the Gabba. For now, cheers and bye..

Ben Hilfenhaus is the MoM for his fine bowling. He ended with 2/10 from his 4 overs.

Hobart Hurricanes have defended a measly 140 and have won by 31 runs. Good effort from their bowlers, who resemble a quality international attack. Frustration for the Scorchers, the batsmen have let them down big time. Hurricanes are off the board with 2 points and join the Sixers, Thunder and the Strikers at the top of the table after the first round of the Big Bash.

19.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mike Beer, out Mike Beer Run Out!! It was a slower delivery on the stumps. Mike Beer gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball was drifting back towards the bowler. For some reason, Mike Beer was thinking about a single. He was backing up a bit too far before being sent back, Naved-ul-Hasan comes across and flicks the ball back onto the stumps with Beer well short. Mike Beer run out (Naved-ul-Hasan) 1(3)

Naved-ul-Hasan to Mike Beer, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

The 3rd umpire has been called for a run-out chance. Mike Beer is the man in question. He is OUT

19.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mike Beer, no run, short loopy bouncer. Mike Beer looks to play the upper cut and misses

Edmondson, the final man comes to the crease. Left handed bat.

19.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Laughlin!! Full and outside off, Mitchell Marsh drills it straight to Laughlin at long off. Brave effort from Mitchell, but he was presented with a task that was bordering on the hopeless. Mitchell Marsh c Laughlin b Naved-ul-Hasan 35(35) [4s-2 6s-1]

Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

19.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another perfect yorker outside off. Mitchell Marsh can only dig it out

18.6 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, no run, super stuff from Doherty. Yorker on the base of middle, dug out back to the bowler

Beer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.5 Doherty to Rimmington, out Caught by Birt!! Doherty has been rewarded. This is a nicely tossed up delivery, Rimmington skips down the track, gets it on the full and lofts it straight to the throat of Birt at long on. Nice little cameo, but not enough for his skipper. Rimmington c Birt b Doherty 22(14) [6s-2]

Doherty to Rimmington, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

18.4 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, lovely bowling from Doherty, Mitchell Marsh can only bunt it down to long off

18.3 Doherty to Rimmington, 1 run, full and outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover for a single

18.2 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, superb bowling from Doherty. Full and on the yorker length, drilled to short cover

18.1 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, no run, flighted delivery outside off. Mitchell Marsh drills it back at Rimmington. He is denied a single by his partner

Xavier Doherty [3.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

17.6 Laughlin to Rimmington, no run, perfect reply from Laughlin. Yorker on the stumps. Rimmington can only dig it out

17.5 Laughlin to Rimmington, SIX, Super shot from Rimmington . Length delivery on the stumps, Rimmington sets himself up and sends it soaring deep into the grass banks at square leg. Tremendous power behind the stroke. Six more, is the match turning?

17.4 Laughlin to Rimmington, SIX, low full toss on the stumps. Rimmington slog-sweeps this one deep into the stands at mid-wicket for a massive six

17.3 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, full and on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh drills it back at the bowler who does well to get some hand on that and very nearly parries it back at the stumps at the bowler's end, Rimmington was out of his crease

16.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Rimmington, no run, Naved-ul-Hasan goes for an yorker and ends up firing a full toss on the pads. Rimmington picks up Doherty at mid wicket

16.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Rimmington, 2 runs, short delivery on the stumps. Rimmington swivels and pulls it wide of Shah at deep square leg. He does well to keep the batsmen down to a couple

16.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Rimmington, 2 runs, another slower delivery on the pads. Rimmington turns it towards mid-wicket. Mitchell Marsh is quick and the batsmen race back for the second run

16.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slower yorker length delivery on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh can only get a single towards long off

15.6 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg. Mitchell Marsh turns it behind square to keep strike

15.5 Laughlin to Rimmington, 1 run, short of a length outside off. Rimmington runs it down towards backward point

15.4 Laughlin to Rimmington, no run, full and on the pads. Rimmington clips it towards mid wicket

15.3 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, short of a length outside off. Mitchell Marsh drives it wide of cover for a single. That was the slower delivery from Laughlin

15.2 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, Massive. Length delivery on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh gets a full swing at that and sends it deep into the stands at long on. Top shot from Junior Marsh

15.1 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, full and outside off. Mitchell Marsh swings at that and ends up slicing it over backward point for a couple

Ben Laughlin [2.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack

14.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Rimmington, no run, fuller length delivery drifting onto the pads. Rimmington clips it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Nathan Rimmington, right handed bat, comes to the crease

14.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Brad Hogg, out Brad Hogg Run Out!!1 run completed. 40 year old Brad Hogg risks a second and is sent back to the hut. This was a length delivery outside off and moving away, Brad Hogg eases it wide of cover and seemed to be happy with the single. Mitchell Marsh forces him back for the second, Brad Hogg dawdles a bit and is well short in the end. Brad Hogg run out (Hilfenhaus/Triffitt) 1(1)

Naved-ul-Hasan to Brad Hogg, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Brad Hogg, left handed bat, comes to the crease

14.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ronchi, out Bowled!! Crash. Ronchi had to go for the broke. Naved-ul-Hasan has been too good for him though, perfect yorker at the base of the middle stump. Ronchi misses and that is the end of the story. Ronchi b Naved-ul-Hasan 13(16) [4s-1]

Naved-ul-Hasan to Ronchi, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

14.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ronchi, FOUR, Shah makes an absolute meal at deep mid-wicket. This was short and on the stumps, Ronchi swings it towards Owais at deep-mid. The ball bounced in front of him, and spun the wrong way. Shah was completely fooled by the spin and lets the ball through

14.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the stumps. Mitchell Marsh digs it out to long off for a single

14.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ronchi, 1 run, high full toss. Ronchi backs away and lofts it wide of mid-wicket for a single

13.6 Doherty to Ronchi, 1 run, excellent stuff from Doherty, full and outside off. It was a low full toss that Ronchi could only bunt it down to long off

13.5 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, tossed up outside off. Mitchell Marsh eases it square on the off-side for a single

13.3 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, no run, yorker on the middle stump. Mitchell Marsh can't do anything other than dig it out

13.2 Doherty to Ronchi, 1 run, full toss outside off, bunted down to long on for a single

13.1 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, drilled down to long on for a single

Xavier Doherty [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

12.6 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slower delivery on off, Mitchell Marsh defends it with soft hands towards point and retains the strike with that run

12.5 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, hit high on the bat as Mitchell Marsh shaped to pull. Not that short for the pull and the ball lands safely well before deep mid could come in

12.4 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ronchi, 1 run, run-out missed by Doherty at short mid. He came running in, under armed it at the bowlers end and missed. Ronchi was miles out if Doherty had hit. Tom Moody on air calls that a ridiculous single and it was

12.3 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, low full toss, bunted to long on

12.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Naved-ul-Hasan follows Mitchell Marsh with a short ball. Mitchell Marsh backed away and pulled it to the deep backward square fence. Got it well wide of deep square. Mitchell Marsh is the man to win it for his side

12.2 Naved-ul-Hasan to Mitchell Marsh, wide, too much swing for Naved-ul-Hasan and it is called a wide. Pushed way outside off

12.1 Naved-ul-Hasan to Ronchi, 1 run, Naved-ul-Hasan comes on and immediately finds some swing, Ronchi toe ends the attempted cover drive. The ball dribbles to long off

Naved-ul-Hasan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

11.6 Hilfenhaus to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, fab effort from Krejza at deep mid to save a boundary. Went full length to his right, put in the dive and pulled it back in to play. Just the two.

11.5 Hilfenhaus to Ronchi, 1 run, low full toss has been hit to long off. Doherty seemed to have hurt his knee as he bended to field the ball. Grimaces in pain. But looks set to continue and does so

11.4 Hilfenhaus to Ronchi, no run, that's a wild slog. Backs away to a swinger that goes above the stumps after Ronchi flayed and missed. The extra bounce taking it over the stumps. Ronchi is all at sea against Hilfenhaus

11.3 Hilfenhaus to Ronchi, no run, now tries to repeat his previous stroke and is beaten. This one swung away at pace and was pushed a little but further up, also a little wide of Ronchi

11.2 Hilfenhaus to Ronchi, 2 runs, now goes over cover with the swing, good enough for a couple

11.1 Hilfenhaus to Ronchi, no run, the ball flies to Triffit as Ronchi leaves a ball outside off alone

Ben Hilfenhaus [3.0-1-5-2] is back into the attack

10.6 Krejza to Mitchell Marsh, no run, a crowd catch that as Mitchell Marsh drills it hard into the ground and on the bounce to cover

10.5 Krejza to Ronchi, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Ronchi goes on the backfoot and cuts to sweeper cover to get off the mark

10.4 Krejza to Ronchi, no run, tries to turn it through leg, gets a soft leading edge to cover - all along the ground

10.3 Krejza to Ronchi, no run, firmly driven to cover, but can't get it past him

10.2 Krejza to Ronchi, no run, well tossed up outside off, Ronchi gets forward and defends

Luke Ronchi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.1 Krejza to North, out Caught by Lockyear at point!! This is why Krejza has something in him to get wickets at the highest level. Tossed well above North's eye-line from round the wicket. North's balance was all awry, tried to slog to leg and just gets an outside edge that loops to point. End of North's struggle. But full marks to Krejza. If ever there was a spinners wicket, this was the one. North c Lockyear b Krejza 16(18) [4s-1]

Krejza to North, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Jason Krejza [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

9.6 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slower delivery on the stumps, Mitchell Marsh flicks and finds mid wicket. A mixed bag that over from Laughlin

9.5 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, no run, that's much better. Short of length outside off, Mitchell Marsh opens the face of the bat and guides it to point

9.5 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, wide, why on earth is he attempting the slower ones? Another easy run given away as bowls down leg

9.4 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, no run, back to seam up stuff, full and on off, Mitchell Marsh presses forward to block

9.3 Laughlin to North, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads, North can't find the middle of the bat, off the pad for a leg bye

9.2 Laughlin to North, FOUR, lovely square drive, North reached out and placed it well wide of sweeper cover - who dived in vain and let it go. The crowd find something to cheer about. That was beautifully timed, perfectly placed and gets a much needed boundary

9.1 Laughlin to North, no run, way outside off, North tried to reach out and steer, missed. Looked at the umpire who again doesn't signal a wide - much to the displeasure of the crowd - who boo again

Ranais sporting a new hair style - lots of hair at the back. Looks like a pirate. Wonder where did the new hair came from. Still remember the 2005 series against India when he had a bald pate.

8.6 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, Mitchell Marsh gets forward and on drives wide of long on for an easy couple of runs

8.2 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slower and on the stumps, Mitchell Marsh defends

8.1 Doherty to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Doherty goes to his right to cut off a firm drive from Mitchell Marsh

7.6 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, beautiful looking cover drive - Mitchell Marsh's front-foot going to the pitch of the ball and leaning into the shot as well. Only a single. That's a pity

7.5 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, bad ball - down leg and Mitchell Marsh had to get some bat on it - which he did by swivelling and pulling wide of fine leg. Laughlin immediately whirled around after he delivered that ball

7.4 Laughlin to Mitchell Marsh, no run, a calm forward defensive from Mitchell Marsh to an off stump delivery that swung in again

Mitchell Marsh, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.3 Laughlin to Collingwood, out Lbw!! Bye-bye Collingwood. This one swung back in, Collingwood played all around his front pad. Was stuck on the crease and missed the full one. Struck on the back pad and you don't any easier LBW decisions than that. Hurricanes all over the Scorchers. Collingwood lbw b Laughlin 4(13)

Laughlin to Collingwood, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

7.3 Laughlin to Collingwood, wide, way outside off, Collingwood can't even reach it if he wants to

7.2 Laughlin to Collingwood, 2 runs, drifts down leg, Collingwood flicks wide of Rana at deep square and by the time he comes around, the batsmen come back for the second

7.1 Laughlin to Collingwood, no run, what a ball first up from Laughlin. First one he gets to swing away nicely and drwas a flat-footed drive from Collingwood. The ball nearly kisses the outside edge.

Ben Laughlin, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Doherty to Collingwood, 1 run, Punter is flying everywhere. He is up for this one-off T20 game as well. Went acrobatically like a football goalie to his left and almost cut it off. Got both hands to it, but let that punch from Collingwood go to give away a single

6.5 Doherty to Collingwood, no run, comes down the track and isn't to the pitch of it, turns it to Punter at short mid

6.4 Doherty to Collingwood, no run, well tossed up outside off, Collingwood angles the bat and dabs to point. No single there

6.3 Doherty to North, 1 run, worked away from middle stump line to backward square leg

6.2 Doherty to Collingwood, 1 run, gets forward and eases a drive to long off

5.6 Hilfenhaus to Collingwood, no run, a maiden over in a T20 game that is a magnificent over from Hilfenhaus and he deserves that maiden. Collingwood can only push off the front-foot to mid off. To borrow a Hindi word - 'Khatarnak' swing bowling from Hilfenhaus.

5.5 Hilfenhaus to Collingwood, no run, turns the straight one on the stumps to mid wicket who makes a diving stop to keep the pressure on

5.4 Hilfenhaus to Collingwood, no run, peach! Lovely curve on that away swinger. Fab seam position. Lands outside off and goes away like a top. Collingwood is sucked into the forward push, he didn't get his front-foot across and was comprehensively beaten. Shows the lack of cricket for Collingwood. That ball deserved a wicket. Nice carry through to the keeper as well

5.2 Hilfenhaus to Collingwood, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Collingwood shuffles across a tad and blocks well to mid wicket

5.1 Hilfenhaus to Collingwood, no run, short of length delivery outside off and seaming away, Collingwood gets back and across, defends to point

Paul Collingwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.6 Lockyear to Michael Hussey, out Caught by Laughlin at deep mid wicket!! 6 ball duck for Michael Hussey. Went for his favorite pull, but holed out to deep mid. Laughlin didn't have to move an inch. Michael Hussey leant back and didn't get any oomph into the shot. He can't seem to manage a run across any format. Danger signs that for India - why? because the law of averages means that he will plunder the Indian attack. Michael Hussey c Laughlin b Lockyear 0(6)

4.2 Lockyear to North, 1 run, punched in the air wide of a diving Lockyear - he went to his right, but couldn't get there

4.1 Lockyear to North, no run, North tries to force through cover and inside edges it to short mid

Rhett Lockyear, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Hilfenhaus to Michael Hussey, no run, swinging in back to Michael Hussey. Michael Hussey confidently defends it back to Hilfenhaus off the front-foot

3.5 Hilfenhaus to Michael Hussey, no run, Michael Hussey is late on the yorker outside off, was very fast and he didn't get any bat as he tried to angle it down to third man

Michael Hussey, left handed bat, comes to the crease

3.4 Hilfenhaus to Katich, out Caught by Triffitt!! Strangled down leg. Epic strangle. Short down leg, Katich gloved the pull. Easy take for Triffit. It was a boundary ball and has ended up as a wicket. Hilfenhaus continues to impress. Katich c Triffitt b Hilfenhaus 8(8) [4s-1]

Hilfenhaus to Katich, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

3.3 Hilfenhaus to Katich, no run, Katich backs away and the short ball follows him, he ends up awkwardly jabbing at it. The ball goes wide of leg stump and to the keeper. Hilfenhaus is not giving anything away at all

3.3 Hilfenhaus to Katich, wide, good take by Triffit. Leapt full length in the air and to his right to take it well. It was dug in very short and Katich did well to sway out of the line

3.2 Hilfenhaus to North, leg byes, 1 run, now hits North on the mid riff region as he angles in a short ball. North decides to take the leg bye as the ball dribbles to point

3.1 Hilfenhaus to North, no run, beaten! Full and wide outside off, North went for the blasted drive through cover and missed. No footwork and he missed it completely. The ball flies to the keeper. Hilfenhaus is bowling well. Getting good movement in the air and off the wicket

2.6 Krejza to Katich, no run, this one dips on Katich who lunges and keeps it out to short mid

2.5 Krejza to Katich, no run, turned in the air, but well short of short mid wicket

2.4 Krejza to Katich, FOUR, friendly full toss on the stumps, Katich takes a couple of steps out and smashes it over mid on. A couple of bounces and over the ropes. Mike Huseey liked it from the dug out. Clean pick up shot from Katich. Just a short arm jab. Nothing more than that

2.3 Krejza to Katich, 2 runs, down leg and Katich takes 2 for it with a sweep. Didn't get enough bat on it, otherwise he would've got a boundary

2.2 Krejza to North, 3 runs, North will pounce on anything fraction short. This is outside off and he rocked back to play a whiplash square cut. Good sliding stop running back from point saves a run.

2.1 Krejza to Katich, 1 run, Katich shuffles across in his own inimitable style and nurdles this to backward square leg

1.6 Hilfenhaus to Katich, 1 run, nearly two in two. Katich is late on the pull, hit on the glove and nearly lobs to short fine running in. Hilfenhaus was excited for a while, but fell safely much to his dismay

Simon Katich, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1.5 Hilfenhaus to Gibbs, out Caught by Triffitt!! Hilfenhaus is getting the ball to swing nicely and he accounts for Gibbs. Gibbs followed the away swinger and played a nothing shot. Fenced it to the right of the keeper. With a slip in place, why would you want to play that shot? But with Gibbs it is not a surprise. He is the South African Sehwag. Gibbs c Triffitt b Hilfenhaus 2(5)

Hilfenhaus to Gibbs, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

1.4 Hilfenhaus to Gibbs, no run, full ball on off stump, Gibbs gets forward and defends back to Hilfenhaus

1.3 Hilfenhaus to Gibbs, no run, a huge boo from the crowd after the umpire doesn't give it a wide. It was full and down leg, Gibbs missed the flick with fine leg up. Turns around to see the routine wide call and to his horror sees the umpire stay put without signalling anything. The crowd don't like it and show it too.

1.2 Hilfenhaus to North, 1 run, now gets back, opens the face of the bat and glides the back of a length delivery outside off to third man

1.1 Hilfenhaus to North, 2 runs, nice looking extra cover drive. North leaning into the drive and just placing it wide of cover. Good for a couple

Ben Hilfenhaus, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Krejza to North, 1 run, full on off, North gets forward and drives to long off

0.5 Krejza to North, no run, again North lets go off a gift from Krejza. Loopy full toss outside off, North sliced it with one hand straight to the fielder at point. Anywhere he could've hit that and he just found the fielder. Shakes his head - unable to believe that he hasn't smashed it into a gap

0.4 Krejza to Gibbs, 1 run, turned with the spin to square leg

0.3 Krejza to North, 1 run, punches it to long off, much better from North

0.2 Krejza to North, no run, absolute brain fade from North and to the first ball he is facing. Way outside off, it nearly didn't land inside the mat, was spinning way too. North went across, reached out and managed to get bat on it. Once it was that wide, North could only mistime it back to Krejza and he does exactly that. Horrible start from North.

0.1 Krejza to Gibbs, 1 run, Krejza begins for the Hurricanes, from round the wicket. Drags this one fraction short on the stumps, Gibbs rocks back and controls the pull to deep mid wicket

Gibbs and North are at the crease. Gibbs is on strike. Krejza will open the attack

Even though it looks a slow wicket, 140 may not be enough for the Hurricanes. Superb spin bowling from Beer and Hogg, combined with decent seam-up stuff from Edmondson, Rimmington and Marsh got them wickets at regular intervals. Birt tried his best, but once he fell the late order just caved in. The last 6 overs were the most disappointing when the batsmen came and went. Do join us for the chase in a short while

19.3 Rimmington to Laughlin, out Bowled!! All over. The Hurricanes have been bowled out for 140. Golden duck for Laughlin. Straight and full, Laughlin swung in hope. There was no hope left after the ball crashed into the stumps. Scorchers on top after the first dig. Laughlin b Rimmington 0(1)

Rimmington to Laughlin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Ben Laughlin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.2 Rimmington to Hilfenhaus, out Doherty Run Out!! Ronchi must be pretty good at playing ten pin 'bowling'. He under arms and finds middle stump after Doherty sacrificed himself. Hilfenhaus swung and missed, Doherty had to go and he was caught miles short. Doherty run out (Ronchi) 2(4)

Rimmington to Hilfenhaus, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

19.1 Rimmington to Doherty, 1 run, Doherty backs away and can only guide the ball which is following him wide of point

Nathan Rimmington [2.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

Ben Hilfenhaus, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.6 Edmondson to Triffitt, out Bowled!! The extra ball has got Edmondson a wicket and he is delighted. Bowls a much better ball than the previous one. Full, fast and on the stumps, Triffitt shuffled across to play a neat paddle, missed and the ball hit the top of the middle stump. Once he missed, he had no chance. Got far too across. Triffitt b Edmondson 20(15) [4s-1 6s-1]

Edmondson to Triffitt, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

18.6 Edmondson to Triffitt, no ball, SIX, Edmondson knew it as soon as he bowled that gift to Triffitt. Above waist heigh full toss and Triffitt smoked the pants off that. Way way over deep square. With the wind and almost out of the stadium. On these huge Australian grounds that is a massive hit. Any other place and that would have easily gone out of the stadium and into the nearby roads. Edmondson lets out a huge roar of frustration. What's worse is that it is a no-ball - which means he has to rebowl that again.

18.5 Edmondson to Doherty, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery seaming into the stumps, but bounces a little high, goes past the flick of Doherty and thuds into the abdomen area

18.4 Edmondson to Triffitt, 1 run, good bowling - right up there, Triffitt can only drag his attempted lofted hit down to long on

18.3 Edmondson to Doherty, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Doherty defends to mid on and takes an easy single

18.3 Edmondson to Doherty, wide, slips way down leg

18.2 Edmondson to Triffitt, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Triffitt swings and can only get it down to long on. Couldn't get any power on that at all

18.1 Edmondson to Doherty, leg byes, 1 run, down leg and Edmondson is lucky that he didn't go for many runs there. Off the pad as Doherty misses the flick

Ben Edmondson [3.0-0-29-3] is back into the attack

Xavier Doherty, left handed bat, comes to the crease

17.6 Brad Hogg to Naved-ul-Hasan, out Caught by Gibbs at long on!! Brad Hogg finally does Naved-ul-Hasan in. Bowled much slower and on the stumps, Naved-ul-Hasan was way too early into the lofted hit as he advanced, lobs a dolly to Gibbs. Good spin bowling fetches a wicket. Naved-ul-Hasan c Gibbs b Brad Hogg 4(3) [4s-1]

Brad Hogg to Naved-ul-Hasan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

17.6 Brad Hogg to Naved-ul-Hasan, wide, fires one down leg, Naved-ul-Hasan can't connect on the sweep

17.5 Brad Hogg to Naved-ul-Hasan, no run, tries the reverse sweep and fails. Hit on the body. Brad Hogg is appealing for some strange reason. That was never going to hit the stumps

17.4 Brad Hogg to Naved-ul-Hasan, FOUR, Naved-ul-Hasan is off the mark 1st ball with a tremendous strike. Comes down the track and sweeps hard and along the ground, beating deep mid wicket.

17.3 Brad Hogg to Triffitt, 1 run, swiped to deep mid wicket

17.2 Brad Hogg to Triffitt, FOUR, Triffitt hangs back and slaps it over Brad Hogg and wide of Gibbs at long on. Gibbs went to his left, but couldn't stop it. To beat someone of Gibbs' calibre says something about the quality of the shot

17.1 Brad Hogg to Triffitt, 2 runs, low full toss is hit wide of long on for a couple

Naved-ul-Hasan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.6 Mike Beer to Krejza, out Lbw!! That is plumb. Lovely curving arm ball that comes back in, Krejza played outside the line and the ball would have crashed into middle. Easy decision for the ump. Krejza was all at sea against Mike Beer this over and is gone now. Super stuff from Mike Beer - he has been magnificent today. Krejza lbw b Mike Beer 1(2)

Mike Beer to Krejza, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

16.5 Mike Beer to Triffitt, 1 run, driven to long off

16.4 Mike Beer to Triffitt, no run, how did that miss the stumps? Quicker arm ball, Triffitt swiped across the line and the ball went millimetres over the stumps

16.3 Mike Beer to Triffitt, no run, tries to pull and inside edges it onto his pad. Ronchi tried to catch it, by coming around, but Triffitt didn't give him the chance. He stayed put

16.2 Mike Beer to Krejza, 1 run, another run-out miss. Krejza dabbed to point, Triffitt was looking for the single, the throw came to Mike Beer who didn't collect. If he had collected it, Triffitt was gone. He didn't and they take a single

Jason Krejza, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.1 Mike Beer to Lockyear, out Lockyear Run Out!! Panic all around. Mike Beer did well to distract Lockyear by appealing for an LBW, Lockyear tried to escape from the umpire by running. It went to short cover, Lockyear was a long way down. Colly ran in, swooped on it and under armed it back to Ronchi to complete a simple run-out. Lockyear run out (Collingwood/Ronchi) 4(6)

Mike Beer to Lockyear, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

15.6 Brad Hogg to Lockyear, 1 run, was it pad first? Brad Hogg certainly thought so. Kept on appealing. But it looked like bat before pad. The arm ball, went straight on, Lockyear dabbed it wide of point to retain strike

15.5 Brad Hogg to Triffitt, 1 run, now Triffitt goes reverse, gets it wide of short third man

14.6 Mike Beer to Lockyear, 1 run, this time he makes solid connection, opens the face of the bat and gets it wide of backward point for a single

14.5 Mike Beer to Lockyear, no run, quicker delivery outside off, flat too, Lockyear tries to glide it to to third man and misses

Rhett Lockyear, right handed bat, comes to the crease

14.4 Mike Beer to Owais Shah, out Owais Shah Run Out!! Owais Shah is run-out again. That's not a surprise. But what is surprising is that, he picked out his former England mate - Colly and paid the price. It was pushed to covers' left, Owais Shah refused the single initially, then for same strange reason took a few steps out. Colly went to his left and fired in a throw to catch Owais Shah short. Owais Shah was caught napping. Didn't put in the dive and made a lazy effort to get back. Owais Shah run out (Collingwood/Ronchi) 24(19) [4s-2]

Mike Beer to Owais Shah, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

14.3 Mike Beer to Owais Shah, no run, what has Owais Shah done there? Backed away and then left an arm ball that was fired in outside off. Luckily for Owais Shah it didn't clip the off stump. Fine thinking from Mike Beer

14.2 Mike Beer to Owais Shah, 2 runs, Owais Shah goes inside out, over cover and long off keeps it to a couple. Good shot, but only a couple of runs

14.1 Mike Beer to Triffitt, 1 run, this one angles in with the arm, Triffitt was trying to push it, gets an inside edge that goes to square leg

Michael Beer [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

13.6 Edmondson to Triffitt, 1 run, Triffitt backs away and opens the face of the bat to steer it down to third man

13.5 Edmondson to Owais Shah, 1 run, full on the stumps, flicked to deep square leg

Tom Triffitt, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.4 Edmondson to Birt, out Caught by Rimmington at long on!! Rimmington takes a good catch to remove Birt. Birt was looking dangerous and he didn't get enough on it. Got too much under the ball and hit it low and flat, Rimmington came forward and took a low catch with both hands. Birt c Rimmington b Edmondson 40(30) [4s-4 6s-1]

Edmondson to Birt, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

13.3 Edmondson to Owais Shah, 1 run, this one is miscued completely as it dribbles away to long on, only a single

13.2 Edmondson to Owais Shah, FOUR, mid off was up and Owais Shah goes over the man there. Didn't time it well, as the ball went off the outer half of the bat. He flat batted it and still it almost went all the way, one bounce over the ropes. Just short of a biggie- that's the power of Owais Shah and the modern bats.

13.1 Edmondson to Owais Shah, FOUR, that's a clean strike. Full on the stumps, Owais Shah shows the full face of the bat and thumps it back over the bowler. Once it goes there, it is always a boundary. Beautifully hit

Comical scenes as the crowd indulge themselves while trying to remove the ball. Shoes are being thrown and finally a gentleman unlocks the puzzle, by firing his shoe at the roof and lo - the ball comes back into the ground. Thank heavens for that. A minor stoppage, but we are all ready to go. Good entertainment value for the crowd.

12.4 Collingwood to Birt, SIX, Birt is a fine striker and he shows us his skills. The slower delivery on the stumps, Birt lined it up, went deep back into his crease and launched it way into the stands at deep mid wicket. The wind helped it too as the ball went into the roof. It is firmly lodged there and the spectators are throwing everything they can get in their hand to get it off.

12.2 Collingwood to Owais Shah, 2 runs, wide of cover. Owais Shah reaching out and slapping a drive wide of cover. Long off goes to his left to cut it off

12.1 Collingwood to Birt, 1 run, Birt backs away and defends wide of point to pinch another single

11.6 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, leg byes, 1 run, off the pad as Birt misses a flick to a leg stump ball

11.5 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, 2 runs, Birt reaches out and drives a low full toss to wide long off - who slides to his right and keeps it to 2

11.4 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, no run, good ball. Late inswinging yorker that nearly sneaks through to hit off stump, Birt was trying to angle it away and the ball came in. He didn't expect it to come back in and was lucky that it missed off. Mitchell Marsh has his hands on his head

11.3 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, no run, good fielding by Colly at cover. Went to his left and cut off the single. It was cracked well by Birt, but he didn't hit it wide of the man

11.2 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, 2 runs, comedy of errors. Three men after that and the ball landed right in between all three. North running back from mid wicket was the one close to it and he just stopped. Long on and deep mid wicket had no chance. Birt gets a couple. That had to be taken. It was a full toss and Birt swung it way up in the air.

11.1 Mitchell Marsh to Owais Shah, 1 run, good fielding at point. The fielder dives to his right and keeps it to a single

10.6 Collingwood to Birt, no run, Collingwood comes back with a good one, bowls the slow loopy short delivery, Birt arched back and tried to cut, but the slowness of the delivery completely foxed him

10.6 Collingwood to Birt, no ball, FOUR, Collingwood has to rebowl that again. Above waist height, Birt swung that over short fine. He has a smile on his face after that. Poor delivery that from Collingwood and it was put away easily by Birt

10.5 Collingwood to Owais Shah, 1 run, it was a wide if he had left it alone, Owais Shah reaches out and mistimes a cut to sweeper cover

10.4 Collingwood to Owais Shah, no run, Collingwood is well known for his fielding skills, tumbles forward and stops a firm drive on his follow-through. It was a lovely drive and it was intercepted beautifully by Collingwood

10.3 Collingwood to Birt, 1 run, a leading edge that dribbles to cover, Owais Shah had to be quick and he did, beating the throw which anyway was not on the stumps

10.2 Collingwood to Birt, no run, play and a miss! This one angled away from Birt who stood rooted to his crease and had a wild swish, the ball passed the edge

9.6 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, no run, beaten, Birt fishes at one outside off and is beaten by the seam movement

9.5 Mitchell Marsh to Owais Shah, 1 run, good length delivery angling into Owais Shah, he backs away and flicks it to fine leg for a single

9.4 Mitchell Marsh to Owais Shah, no run, run-out chance missed. Owais Shah pops a leading edge as he looked to work it towards the onside. He sets off for a single before being sent back. He slips and is down on the ground. North has eons of time to flick down the stumps, he has a wild throw and misses the stumps

9.3 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, 1 run, short of a length outside off. Birt opens the face of the bat and steers it to third man

9.2 Mitchell Marsh to Owais Shah, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps. Owais Shah swivels back and pulls it behind square for a single

9.1 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, 1 run, good length delivery outside off. Birt lunges forward in defence, gets an inside edge back past his stumps. Owais Shah calls him across for a quick single, easily done in the end

Mitchell Marsh [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

8.6 Brad Hogg to Birt, 1 run, well tossed up outside off. Birt runs it wide of short third man and calls Owais Shah across for a single, Owais Shah has to put on his skates and makes it in the end

8.5 Brad Hogg to Birt, FOUR, flighted delivery outside off and spinning away. Birt backs away, opens the face of the bat and steers it past short third man for a boundary

8.4 Brad Hogg to Birt, no run, nicely tossed up outside off. Birt drives it wide of cover and wants a single, Owais Shah sends him back

8.3 Brad Hogg to Birt, 2 runs, flipper on the stumps. Birt backs away and chops it wide of backward point for an easy couple

8.2 Brad Hogg to Owais Shah, 1 run, tossed up outside off and spinning back in, Owais Shah opens the face of the bat and steers it wide of point for a single

8.1 Brad Hogg to Owais Shah, 2 runs, Brad Hogg drags his first ball in 3 years short and wide outside off, cracked away wide of point for a couple

Brad Hogg, left-arm chinaman, comes into the attack

Owais Shah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.6 Edmondson to Jaques, out Caught by Michael Hussey!! Jaques flicks superbly and finds Mike Hussey running across from deep square leg. It was a length delivery on the stumps, Jaques went across his stumps and flicks it nicely. It would have been a six on most grounds. Big wicket for the Scorchers. Jaques c Michael Hussey b Edmondson 18(19) [4s-2]

Edmondson to Jaques, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

7.5 Edmondson to Birt, 1 run, full and outside off, slapped away to long off for a single

7.4 Edmondson to Birt, 2 runs, lucky escape for Birt, looks to pull a short delivery and gets it right off the toe. The breeze from the Freemantle area means that the ball just about goes over Rimmington at mid-on

7.3 Edmondson to Birt, FOUR, width outside off for Birt. He throws the kitchen sink at that and gets it in front of square for a boundary

7.2 Edmondson to Birt, no run, good length delivery outside off and shaping away, left alone

7.2 Edmondson to Birt, wide, back of a length delivery down the leg. Birt looks to flick and misses, wide signalled

7.1 Edmondson to Birt, no run, length delivery on the stumps. Birt defends it back towards the bowler

6.6 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off. Birt digs it out wide of cover and calls Jaques through for a quick single

6.1 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, FOUR, Beautifully played, fuller length delivery outside off. Birt gets forward, plays it on the up and chips it over mid-off for a boundary

6.1 Mitchell Marsh to Birt, wide, full and down the leg, wide signalled

5.6 Edmondson to Jaques, FOUR, short and wide outside off. Jaques gets going with a cracking cut in front of point. That ends the Power-play

5.5 Edmondson to Jaques, no run, short of a length outside off. Jaques jabs it away towards cover point

5.4 Edmondson to Birt, 1 run, full and angling away. Birt goes for the drive, gets an inside edge onto his pads for a single

Travis Birt, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.3 Edmondson to Ponting, out Caught by Michael Hussey!! Mike Hussey takes the catch to dismiss his Aussie team-mate. This one stops on Ponting a bit, he went through with the drive and ends up spooning a simple catch to mid-off. Ponting c Michael Hussey b Edmondson 17(19) [4s-2]

Edmondson to Ponting, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

5.2 Edmondson to Ponting, FOUR, Shot. Full and drifting onto the pads, Ponting flicks it beautifully in front of square leg for a boundary

5.1 Edmondson to Jaques, 1 run, full and outside off. Jaques looks to drive, gets an inside edge back towards the keeper

Ben Edmondson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

4.6 Mitchell Marsh to Ponting, no run, good length delivery outside off. Ponting opens the face of the bat and steers it straight to the fielder at point

4.5 Mitchell Marsh to Jaques, 1 run, another short delivery outside off. Jaques rocks back and pulls it behind square for a single

4.4 Mitchell Marsh to Ponting, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps. Ponting swivels back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single

4.3 Mitchell Marsh to Ponting, 2 runs, length delivery wide outside off. Ponting chase it and ends up slicing it just over backward point for a couple

4.2 Mitchell Marsh to Jaques, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, flicked away behind square for a single

4.2 Mitchell Marsh to Jaques, wide, Mitchell Marsh shovels this one down the legs, Jaques looks to flick and misses. Wide signalled

4.1 Mitchell Marsh to Jaques, no run, full and just outside off. Jaques was backing away for a swipe, misses it completely

Mitchell Marsh, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Rimmington to Jaques, 1 run, short of good length outside off. Jaques dabs it wide of cover for a single

2.5 Mike Beer to Jaques, FOUR, quicker delivery on the stumps. Jaques sweeps it up and over short fine for another boundary

2.4 Mike Beer to Ponting, 1 run, pushed through by Mike Beer. Ponting clips it to short mid and hares across for a single

2.3 Mike Beer to Ponting, FOUR, flatter and well down the leg. Swept away very fine, beats the man at short fine and into the ropes

2.2 Mike Beer to Ponting, no run, Mike Beer pushes this one back into Ponting. He pushes at that and gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket. Jaques was backing up a bit too much and has to hurry back

2.1 Mike Beer to Ponting, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps. It went through with the arm, Ponting defends it

1.6 Rimmington to Jaques, no run, short of a length on the stumps, defended back towards the bowler

1.5 Rimmington to Ponting, 1 run, Rimmington drifts this one on the pads, Ponting gets across and flicks it behind square where Hogg does the mopping up

1.4 Rimmington to Ponting, no run, full and outside off. Ponting leans forward and defends it towards cover

1.3 Rimmington to Ponting, no run, good length delivery on the stumps. Ponting shuffles across his stumps and defends it back towards the bowler

1.2 Rimmington to Ponting, no run, full and on the stumps. Ponting leans forward and defends it towards the onside

1.1 Rimmington to Jaques, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Jaques chops it towards third man for a single

Nathan Rimmington, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Mike Beer to Jaques, 1 run, loopy delivery on the stumps, driven to long on

0.5 Mike Beer to Jaques, no run, pushed through with the arm and straightening, Jacques was playing for the turn and is beaten

0.4 Mike Beer to Ponting, 1 run, nicely tossed up on the stumps, driven to long on for a single

0.3 Mike Beer to Jaques, 1 run, flighted on the stumps, driven to long on for a single

0.2 Mike Beer to Jaques, no run, tossed up on the stumps, driven to mid-wicket

0.1 Mike Beer to Jaques, no run, flighted delivery, driven to cover

Jaques and Ponting are at the crease. Jaques is on strike. Mike Beer will open the attack

Hello and welcome to our coverage of this big game. Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting will be the cynosure of all eyes. A lot of other big names are involved too and this promises to be an exciting match up. Stay tuned for the toss and other team news.